diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/fileManager_api.test.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/fileManager_api.test.ts
index 26a2e7cffd7..89e79bce3bb 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/fileManager_api.test.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/fileManager_api.test.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,25 @@ module.exports = {
       })
   },
 
+  'Should execute `writeMultipleFiles` api from file manager external api #group1': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+    browser
+      .addFile('writeMultipleFiles.js', { content: executeWriteMultipleFiles })
+      .executeScriptInTerminal('remix.exeCurrent()')
+      .pause(2000)
+      .openFile('contracts/new_contract_1.sol')
+      .getEditorValue((content) => {
+        browser.assert.ok(content.indexOf('pragma solidity ^0.6.0') !== -1, 'content does not contain "pragma solidity ^0.6.0"')
+      })
+      .openFile('new_contract_2.sol')
+      .getEditorValue((content) => {
+        browser.assert.ok(content.indexOf('pragma solidity ^0.8.0') !== -1, 'content does not contain "pragma solidity ^0.8.0"')
+      })
+      .openFile('testing.txt')
+      .getEditorValue((content) => {
+        browser.assert.ok(content.indexOf('test') !== -1, 'content does not contain "test"')
+      })
+  },
+
   'Should execute `readFile` api from file manager external api #group2': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
     browser
       .addFile('writeFile.js', { content: executeWriteFile })
@@ -143,6 +162,14 @@ const executeWriteFile = `
   run()
 `
 
+const executeWriteMultipleFiles = `
+  const run = async () => {
+    await remix.call('fileManager', 'writeMultipleFiles', ['contracts/new_contract_1.sol', 'new_contract_2.sol', 'testing.txt'], ['pragma solidity ^0.6.0', 'pragma solidity ^0.8.0', 'test'], '/')
+  }
+
+  run()
+`
+
 const executeReadFile = `
   const run = async () => {
     const result = await remix.call('fileManager', 'readFile', 'new_contract.sol')
@@ -204,4 +231,4 @@ const executeRemoveOnFolder = `(async () => {
   } catch (e) {
       console.log(e.message)
   }
-})()`
+})()`
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diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.ts b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.ts
index 00ecb3b4e06..cb4d5505afb 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.ts
@@ -225,23 +225,25 @@ class FileManager extends Plugin {
   * @param {string} folderPath base folder path
   * @returns {void}
   */
-  async writeMultipleFiles(filePaths, fileData, folderPath) {
+  async writeMultipleFiles(filePaths: string[], fileData: string[], folderPath: string) {
+    if (this.currentRequest) {
+      const canCall = await this.askUserPermission(`writeFile`, `will write multiple files to ${folderPath}...`)
+      const required = this.appManager.isRequired(this.currentRequest.from)
+      if (canCall && !required) {
+        this.call('notification', 'toast', fileChangedToastMsg(this.currentRequest.from, folderPath))
+      }
+    }
     try {
-      let alert = true
       for (let i = 0; i < filePaths.length; i++) {
         const installPath = folderPath + "/" + filePaths[i]
 
         let path = this.normalize(installPath)
         path = this.limitPluginScope(path)
 
-        if (await this.exists(path)) {
-          await this._handleIsFile(path, `Cannot write file ${path}`)
-          await this.setMultipleFileContent(path, fileData[i], folderPath, alert)
-        } else {
-          await this.setMultipleFileContent(path, fileData[i], folderPath, alert)
+        if (!await this.exists(path)) {
+          await this._setFileInternal(path, fileData[i])
           this.emit('fileAdded', path)
         }
-        alert = false
       }
     } catch (e) {
       throw new Error(e)
@@ -603,18 +605,6 @@ class FileManager extends Plugin {
     return await this._setFileInternal(path, content)
   }
 
-  async setMultipleFileContent(path, content, folderPath, alert) {
-    if (this.currentRequest) {
-      const canCall = await this.askUserPermission(`writeFile`, `modifying ${folderPath} ...`)
-      const required = this.appManager.isRequired(this.currentRequest.from)
-      if (canCall && !required && alert) {
-        // inform the user about modification after permission is granted and even if permission was saved before
-        this.call('notification', 'toast', fileChangedToastMsg(this.currentRequest.from, folderPath))
-      }
-    }
-    return await this._setFileInternal(path, content)
-  }
-
   _setFileInternal(path, content) {
     const provider = this.fileProviderOf(path)
     if (!provider) throw createError({ code: 'ENOENT', message: `${path} not available` })